5 vs 6

Phone 1

Phone 2

Winner

Fairphone 6

The 6 wins this one, taking display and software longevity decisively. Against the 5 it's also the sounder buy at $10.67 per month of safe use.

Value Score: 5 57 · 6 66 — methodology

The lifespan decider

When specs are close, support length decides it — this is what each phone costs per month of safe use.

Fairphone 5 $600

Safe to buy$9.54/mo

2023◆ Buy-by Sep 20292031

Fairphone 6 $899

Safe to buy$10.67/mo

2025◆ Buy-by Jun 20312033

Category by category

Display

5 506 80

The 6's screen is the better one — 6.31-inch ltpo oled, fhd+, 10-120hz adaptive.

Performance

5 556 64

The 6's Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 (4nm) is simply the faster chip.

Camera

5 676 67

Camera systems are comparable on paper — pick by sample photos.

Battery

5 646 68

4,415mAh vs 4,200mAh — the 6 lasts longer between charges.

Software longevity

5 756 100

The 6 is supported until Jun 2033 — 21 months longer than the 5.

Value

5 576 66

Overall value goes to the 6 at $10.67 per month of safe use.

Full spec table

Spec	5	6
Price (street)	$600	$899
Display	6.46-inch OLED, FHD+, 90Hz, Gorilla Glass 5	6.31-inch LTPO OLED, FHD+, 10-120Hz adaptive
Chipset	Qualcomm QCM6490 (6nm)	Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 (4nm)
RAM	8GB	8GB
Storage	256GB	256GB
Battery	4,200 mAh	4,415 mAh
Charging	30W wired; user-removable battery	30W wired; user-removable battery
Rear cameras	50MP main, 50MP ultra-wide	50MP main, 13MP ultra-wide
Dimensions	161.6 × 75.8 × 9.6 mm	156.5 × 73.3 × 9.6 mm
Weight	212 g	193 g
Water resistance	IP55 (also MIL-STD-810H)	IP55 (also MIL-STD-810H, 1.5m drop)
Supported until	Sep 2031	Jun 2033

5 full verdict →6 full verdict →Longevity master board →

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